what can we learn from myths
Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2004 3:07 pm
Salvete
A while back someone asked on a yahoo! group (Greek mythology) what lessons we can learn from mythology. I thought it was a good question that not so much is asked. The answer to this question may look easy, but it isn't.
We could say that myths are stories inspired by the divine, but influenced by the social and politica enviroment its located in. So in a way we could learn a lot from mythology. It tells us or better warns us against hubris, pride that could lead to our downfall. Than again, another question could be asked like: what is hubris? And that is not easy either.
Anyway, so what do you people think that we can learn from mythology?
valete
Quintus
A while back someone asked on a yahoo! group (Greek mythology) what lessons we can learn from mythology. I thought it was a good question that not so much is asked. The answer to this question may look easy, but it isn't.
We could say that myths are stories inspired by the divine, but influenced by the social and politica enviroment its located in. So in a way we could learn a lot from mythology. It tells us or better warns us against hubris, pride that could lead to our downfall. Than again, another question could be asked like: what is hubris? And that is not easy either.
Anyway, so what do you people think that we can learn from mythology?
valete
Quintus